Excellent tire which having been used on a heavy powerful car stood up well, dry grip is good, not relly used in the wet, wearing well for what i thought was a soft tire. not too expensive either !
265/40 R17 Tires
Everything we know about the 265/40 R17 tire size: 1 owner reviews covering 5,000 miles of driving, and EU label data for the tires you can actually buy in it.
- 1owner reviews
- 5,000 milescovered on them
- 10tires made in this size
265/40 R17 EU tire label data
EU label values are declared for each individual size, so the figures here are exact for 265/40 R17 rather than a range across a model. 2 tires carry label data in this size. The most common load index is 100 (up to 800 kg per tire). Speed ratings on offer: (Y) (301 km/h), Y (300 km/h).
A Best wet grip
2 tires in this size hold the top EU wet grip rating, class A. The highest scoring on Tire Reviews:
- Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S Summer 9.4
- Hankook Ventus S1 evo Summer 8.5
71dB Quietest tires
The quietest 265/40 R17 tires are labelled at 71 dB external noise:
- Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S Summer 9.4
- Hankook Ventus S1 evo Summer 8.5
Label values come from the EU EPREL database and apply to the EU market versions of each tire. Wet grip and rolling resistance run from class A (best) to E; noise is the measured drive-by figure. A good label is a floor, not a verdict - the tests and owner ratings above tell you far more.
What does 265/40 R17 mean?
A 265/40 R17 tire is 265 mm wide, its sidewall is 40% of that width (106 mm) tall, and it fits a 17 inch wheel. That gives an overall diameter of roughly 644 mm.
| Section width | 265 mm |
|---|---|
| Sidewall height | 106 mm |
| Rim diameter | 17" (432 mm) |
| Overall diameter | ≈ 644 mm |
| Circumference | ≈ 2,023 mm |
| Revolutions per km | ≈ 494 |
| Revolutions per mile | ≈ 796 |
Also written as
265/40R17 265/40 ZR17 265-40-17 265 40 17
Figures are calculated from the nominal size. A loaded, rolling tire runs a few percent smaller, and true widths vary slightly between makes.
What cars use 265/40 R17 tires?
The cars most often running this size in our owner reviews. Each links to the best rated tires for that exact car.
What drivers say about their 265/40 R17 tires
The most recent owner reviews fitted in this size, in their own words.
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Where this data comes from
Owner ratings are submitted through the review form on this site, naming the tire, the size and the distance covered, and are checked by hand before publication. Test results come from independent published tire tests indexed by size, and label values from the EU EPREL database.
About the TR Score
The Tire Reviews Score rates each tire out of 10 using independent test results and the full body of owner reviews, so you can check a car-specific ranking against the wider evidence.
Who does the testing
Every test published as a Tire Reviews test is run by Jonathan Benson, who has been testing tires independently since 2007.